Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Status: Endemic, Species of Concern USFWS, Species of Concern State of NM, Sensitive Species USFS, Sensitive Species BLM

Synonyms:Scrophularia coccinea GrayScrophularia neomexicana Shaw

Scrophularia macrantha is an upper elevation erect herb with open panicles of irregular flowers with bright red corollas with a small lower lip. The leaves are deltoid and serrate. The flowers are considerably larger and brighter red than those of Scrophularia parviflora. Scrophularia macrantha is found in moist canyons.
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